31 August 2017

Spirit Animals and Lucky Charms

What’s your spirit animal? Mine would have to be a tiger, as
it has many characteristics I aspire to, especially its strength. You may recall my tiger obsession from this earlier post (Tiger, tiger,burning bright). Sometimes
I have a timid approach in life, always proceeding with caution and making
decisions carefully. But the tiger seems to have no such limitations. While I
can’t be a big cat for a day, it was lovely to put on this striking jacket by Glamorous, which has three embroidered tigers on
it (front and back!), and is lovingly detailed. I’ve never seen embroidery this
elaborate before. I could hardly believe my luck getting it on ASOS, as it was
heavily reduced and normally retails for triple the price (£93). It was the
last one they had and I saw it purely by chance, and ordered it on the spot. Amazingly,
it was the right fit. I’ve included a link to a similar tiger-embroidered
jacket at the end of this post, for those who would like to recreate this look.

I’ve always believed in the transformative power of clothes,
and their ability to create a persona. Sometimes it even seems possible they have
unknown powers, like they do in many myths and legends. Donning this jacket helped me to feel bolder, and channel the strength and
confidence I wish I had more of. Naturally, I had to accessorise the look with
my faithful tiger stud earrings to add a little sparkle, as that was only
fitting. I also have shorter hair now, perhaps you've noticed? For the finishing touch, I applied a slick of eyeliner in jet black to
add some drama. I headed to one of my favourite haunts and captured these images before sundown.

I hope you love this look and the resulting pictures. Please
comment below and let me know!

And please remember to support the work of WWF, which is
doing great things to protect endangered big cats. Learn more about how you can
be a tiger protector at this link.

Thank you so much for your encouragement Mica! I'm really glad you love this jacket! I agree, it's always worth checking out the ASOS sales! I'm having a good week so far, thank you, and I hope you are too! xx

Saba, you are so incredibly thoughtful to check in me... I'm trying to learn to deal with the pain and work through it. It's been exhausting but I'm not giving up. I want to write but I don't feel creative... I know I juse need to sit down, start writing and it'll jus come out.

I think I'd choose a lion, they are regal and majestic... they fear very little.

Hi Launna! Thanks so much for dropping by and letting me know how you are. I'm sorry to hear things have been hard lately. I hope you're able to find a solution that reduces the pain and enables you to live your life.

A lion is a great choice too. I love Aslan's character from Narnia, he has a strong yet kind presence throughout the stories. xx